loan-blend

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lohn blend]
- /loʊn blɛnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lohn blend]
- /loʊn blɛnd/

Definition of loan-blend word

noun loan-blend a compound word or expression consisting of both native and foreign elements. 1

Just one definition for loan-blend

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Origin of loan-blend

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50; loan1 + blend

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Loan-blend

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Loan-blend

loan-blend popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.